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Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve is an author and TV presenter, and one of the world's most adventurous travellers.

As the presenter of multiple BBC television series including Indian Ocean, Australia, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, and Tropic of Capricorn, he has travelled extensively in more than 110 countries, across jungles, deserts, mountains and oceans, and to some of the most beautiful, dangerous and remote regions of the world.

Simon Reeve is also a New York Times bestselling author who has written and contributed to numerous books on international terrorism, modern history and about his adventures, including The New Jackals, the first book in the world on Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, One Day in September and Tropic of Capricorn. Simon received a One World Broadcasting Trust Award for "an outstanding contribution to greater world understanding" and the prestigious Ness Award from the Royal Geographical Society.

Simon Reeve's unique brand of documentary-making, combining travel and adventure with current affairs, history, wildlife, culture and conservation, has seen him cover a huge variety of stories, often in developing, poverty-stricken and war-torn countries.

He's dodged bullets in war zones, hunted with the Bushmen of the Kalahari, dived with sharks, survived malaria, walked through minefields, tracked lions, been taught to fish by the President of Moldova, adopted by former headhunters, and detained for spying by the KGB.

Simon holds an official Somali diplomatic passport - bought from a man called Mr Big Beard in Mogadishu, the most dangerous city in the world. He's been surrounded by a pack of hungry cheetahs, adopted by a tribe of former head-hunters in Borneo, blackmailed and abandoned by drivers in an Ebola zone, pursued by a huge amorous camel around a poisoned sea, had his life saved by Vietnamese sweet wormwood, and eaten a feast of weird and wonderful food, from zebu penis soup to grilled squirrel.

Simon Reeve has played tribal polo with the corpse of a headless goat, swam with sea-lions, fished for piranhas, climbed the equivalent of half-way up Everest while surviving on coca leaves. He has travelled around the planet by van, canoe, car, train, boat, horseback, helicopter, plane, and a 50-metre-long $1m truck. He also used a zip-line to get inside one of the most repressive states in the world.

Simon Reeve's TV adventures have been broadcast in dozens of countries, enthralling millions.

What's being said about Simon's talks:

"I just wanted to follow up Simon's visit yesterday by saying what a resounding success it was. Feedback from the students has all been extremely positive - and Simon himself was a huge hit ! His enthusiasm and passion was highly infectious. If you can pass on our thanks to Simon, that will be greatly appreciated. It was a highly successful and informative evening...The format of Simon's Q&A session went down really well. We have had a series of celebrity speakers - all of which have been along the traditional lines of a pre-prepared presentation followed by questions. Simon's was the first completely open Q&A session - and the feedback has all been that this was the best of the series. I was slightly fearful that the students wouldn't be bold enough to ask questions in the open session (hence the sheets of prepared questions in case I had to do all of the questioning myself) - but actually the students asked loads and we couldn't get through them all. Simon had a ring of students around him afterwards asking further questions, which he very patiently endured! Overall it was a huge success and has made us realise the value of more discursive sessions with the students - just as long as someone has passionately strong views, such as Simon, to engage the students."

Associate University Dean

"Combining acute journalistic skills with inspirational footage and geographical knowledge he's reported from more than 100 countries showcasing a rich tapestry of people and their environments. Travelling multiple times around the world for BBC series that include Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer and, most recently, Indian Ocean, he has revealed many special and also difficult, contested and inhospitable places. With programmes and books that reach out across the generations he's a keen and infectious geographer. Particularly effective with younger audiences, he encourages them to engage with the world in which they live and to acknowledge and appreciate global issues which are instrumental to all our futures."

Michael Palin, President of the Royal Geographical Society

"A fantastic evening, Simon was engaging and inspiring and held the audience's attention throughout. A real peoples person, whose stories were delivered in a way that had you laughing one minute and in awe in the next. Personable and willing to commit to anything from prize giving to endless photo requests, Simon made the event a great success!"

Richard Furlong, Furlongs Travel:

"Thank you so much. I'm delighted to say that Simon is one of the very best event speakers we have ever booked.! His appearance was pitch-perfect, combining extraordinary anecdotes with brilliant story-telling. He is both motivating and inspiring, and I do hope we can book him again."

Managing Director, international travel talks and events company

"Thanks for all your help organising Simon's appearance at our awards ceremony, which was a huge success. Simon had everybody riveted with his adventures and experiences, and the fact our clients and employees could ask him questions directly made them all feel very much part of the event, rather than onlookers. It was great! And he was very good at staying afterwards and chatting away and answering more questions."

Director, travel events firm

"I just wanted to let you know that Simon's visit today was fantastic. The students were really excited to finally meet him and asked him some fab questions... It is all the students (and staff) have talked about today! The students who got to see him have been telling me how awesome he was. I think it has inspired some of them to plan their travels etc!! It has been lovely to have a visitor who everyone was so complimentary about!"Head of Geography, Secondary School:

"The talk was excellent and had a great response - Simon even inspired one of the customers who attended to write a poem about his travels! It was an absolute pleasure to meet Simon and fantastic that that he was able to take part in such an important event for us."

Head of Marketing, major travel company:

"Simon is the epitome of a Travel Show visitor, a globe-trotting, up-for-everything individual. It's a real coup having him associated with the show and I'm sure he'll be inspiring plenty of people to get out there and explore."

CEO, magazine publisher

"Simon was a fantastic hit - the students loved him and have asked when he can come back. His appearance was great and his manner wonderful." Head of Geography, Secondary School

"It was another excellent session with Simon...the response from students was phenomenally positive. Besides providing the Geography Department as a whole with a really exciting guest, our students, both the Sixth Form and the younger ones who spent lunchtime with Simon, had a most positive experience. The 'interview' format worked very well and Simon engaged students' attention totally for almost an hour - every one would have happily continued for another half hour such was the level of interest. The younger ones asked perhaps even more challenging questions than their older peers. Most importantly, perhaps, he communicated some important messages about travel, globalisation and about how fortunate and privileged our students are. Such a message comes over far more effectively and persuasively from a visitor who has had first hand experience with third world poverty, the impact of corruption and the effect of climate change. Educationally, our only regret is we couldn't squeeze more students into the sessions. I do hope we can persuade Simon to visit again in the future."

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